Work-board.



F. G. BERG.

WORK BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1913.

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Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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WORK BOARD.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 26, 1913. 1,086,747. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO..WASHINGTON, D. C-.

P. c. IBE RG. WORK BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COWASHJNGTGN. D- c FRED C. BERG, OF ST. LQUIS, IVIIS SOUFI.

wosKmaan- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 191a.

Application filed August 25, 1913. Serial H 0. 786,6 11. i

To all whom it may 0012 cern Be it known that I, FRED C. BERG, citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis,

State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVork-Bozirds,

of which the following is a full, clear, and; exact description, reference being bad to the; accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improve ments in work-boards; and it consists in the novel details of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

sembled; Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical middle sec tion; Fig. 4 is an end view shown diagram matically in Connection with a bar or section on the line of Fig. 2, with parts in elevation; Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2; Fig.

7 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 77 of Fig. 1 with the several tanks however,

removed; Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional detail on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 is a part side elevation and part section of a modification of work-board.

The object of my invention is to construct a work-board for restaurant bars which will simplify the plumbing connections by which the same is drained, the present board requiring but a single drain pipe compared with a multiplicity of such pipes with workboards as generally constructed.

A further object is to construct a workboard with removable sections whereby the same is susceptible of conversion from one form of board to another, all as will hereinafter more fully appear from a detailed description of the invention which is as follows Referring to the drawings, and for the present to Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, F represents an oblong frame composed of sheetmetal angle-bars surmounted by a sheet metal top or border M pressed or stamped to give the frame a neat finish, the said top being preferably soldered to the frame F, and the latter supported on legs L and placed against the inner face of the vertical wall of a bar or counter B. Secured pivotally between the legs at one end of the frame is one end of a supplemental oblong frame pose presently to appear.

F the opposite end of which may be supported at any desired point (within certain limits of course) by a cross-bar or rod 1 inserted through registering holes or openings it in the legs at the opposite end of the frame. Normally the rod is inserted through the upper set of holes it. so as to hold the frame F substantially horizontal. The top M is stamped or pressed in such way as to set squarely on top of the frame F, whence it slopes inwardly and downwardly from opposite sides, the sloping walls m being spaced from the vertical legs of the anglebars constituting the sides of the frame F, In the drawings, Figure l is a top plan of the work-board with the several parts as the said space 6 being available for a pur- The bottoms of the slopes m terminate in ledges n, said ledges being in a plane below the lower edges of the sides of the frame F (Fig. 5).

The frame F is likewise composed of anglecounter; Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-.

bars, the terminal or cross members being riveted to the horizontal legs of the side members and relatively below the same. The horizontal legs of the side members form ledges for the support of the main or central drain-tank 2, said tank'being provided with side flanges 3 resting on said ledges (Fig. 5). The side members of the frame F likewise support the supplementary drain-tank 4: receiving the discharges from the water-tank, and the supplementary drain-tank 5'receiving the'discharges from the whisky-box, said tanks 4 and 5 being shoved into position on the frame F from opposite ends between the legs L, L, the upper portions of the sides of the tanks being free to enter the spaces 6, e, between the sides of the frame F and the slopes m, m. Between the inner terminals of the side walls of the drain tanks a and 5, are interposed removable panels 16 having sloping bases 6' draining into the tank 2 (Fig. 5), the opposite ends of the panels terminating in folds or doubly bent formations t forming grooves for the reception of the terminal flanges l and 5 of the side walls of the tanks 4 and 5 respectively.

In assembling the parts, the tanks 4 and 5 are first shoved into place, after which the panels 6, 6, are inserted at an incline (from the inside of the frame) into the spaces 6, e, as shown in dotted position in Fig. 5, and when the panels are swung outwardly to vertical position, the grooves t will close over the flanges l, 5, ofthe tanks a th eak th anks to th P n The reverse of these operations will permit disassembling of the parts as is quite obvious. The tanks 4 and 5 discharge into the main drain-tank 2, the bottom of each tank 4 and 5 terminating in a depending lip or flange (5 which overlaps the adjacent end wall of the tank 2 (Figs. 7, 8), said bottom inclining toward said lip so as to better direct the water into the tank 2. It may be stated in passing that the tanks 4 and 5 have no inner end wall, being provided with a bottom, two side walls, and an outer end wall only, the inner end wall not being required as we shall presently see. The tank 2 is provided with a drain nozzle 7 adapted to discharge into a waste pipe (not shown) leading to the sewer.

Adapted to be supported from the ledges or directly over the drain tank 2 and between the folded terminals t of the panels 6, 6, is a bottle-box 8 made preferably donble-walled, whereby an air space a surrounds the entire box, a drain nozzle 9 leading from the bottom of the inner wall extending through the drain nozzle 10 leading from the bottom of the outer wall (Fig. 3), the outer nozzle 10 being simply a precautionary measure to allow for drainage of any condensed moisture which may find its way into the air space a, the latter being desirable because a non-conductor of heat. As well understood in the art the bottlebox is packed with crushed ice and the bottles of liquor, beer, wine, and the like are embedded therein. It is then covered by cover plates or lids 11, 11, on which in turn rests the grid or drain frame 12. On top of one of the plates rests the cutting board or mixing board 13. The contents of the tank 8 drains into the tank 2 as shown (Fig. 3). Suspended from the ledges n adjacentthe mixing-board 13, by means of hangers 14 is a corrugated plate 15, and supported by the same ledges it directly over the plate 15 is the whisky-box 16 (formed of sheet metal and having its edges folded over an inner hollow reinforcing member 17) the bottom of the box supporting a corrugated metal sheet 18 on which are deposited the cells 19 which receive the whisky-bottles 20. The bottom of the whisky-box is provided with a drain nozzle 21 which discharges through the plate 15 into the tank 5. On the opposite side of the bottle-box 8, and likewise suspended from the ledges n, 12, directly over the tank '4 is a water-tank 22 provided with a drain nozzle 23 which discharges into the tank 4. The work-board being in the main of sheet metal, it is obvious that any design other than that here shown may be resorted to, and that I need not limit the invention to the precise details as illustrated.

The operation is as follows :-The tanks 2, 4, 5,'being properly assembled, with the lips a? of the latter (4, 5) passed over the edges of the end walls of the tank 2, and with the panels 6, 6, properly inserted in place, the bar-tender then deposits the bottle-box 8 over the tank 2, the water-tank 22 over the drain-tank 4, the whisky-box 16 over the tank 5, guiding the nozzle 21 through the opening of the plate 15 previously suspended by the hangers 14 from the ledges n, n, then deposits the cells 19 in the whisky-box (packing ice around the cells); then covers over the bottle-tank 8 with the lids 11, 11, over which he places the drain or grid 12, then deposits the cutting board 13 next the grid, between it and the box 16, and the work board is com pleted. The water from the water-box 22, and that from the whisky-box drains from the respective boxes into the tanks 4 and 5, and thence into the main tank 2; the water from the bottle-box drains through the nozzle 9 into the tank 2, the said tank thus re ceiving the contents drained from the several boxes and tanks, thus requiring only a single connection to the sewer-pipe. The bottle box is likewise provided with a side drain nozzle 9 which also discharges into the tank 2 (Fig. 3). In some instances, the tanks 2, 4, 5, may not be desirable or convenient, whereupon the several boxes 22, 8 and 16 may be provided with a single drain tank 50 as shown in the modification in Fig. 9. To mount this in place, the parts 22, 11, 12, 13, 16, 14, 15, are removed, the tanks 4, 2, 5 and panels 6, 6, are taken out of the frame F, and in lieu thereof the single tank or trough 50 is deposited on the frame F. In that case the movable end of the latter is dropped so as to be supported from the lower pair of holes h, the rod Z being inserted therethrough for that purpose. This gives the tank 50 an incline so as to readily drain toward the discharge plug 51, where again a single connection may be made with the sewer. The tank 50 being in place, the parts 22, 11, 12, 13, 16, 14, 15, are restored, and the work-board again becomes available for service. It follows therefore that the work-board herein is convertible from a three-tank to a singletank drain, and in either event a single sewer connection will suflice to carry off the water drained from the several boxes employed. This modification is shown in Fig. 9.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with a supporting frame, a water-tank, a bottle-box, a main drain-tank below the bottle-box, a whiskybox, a cutting-board interposed between the whisky-box and bottle-box, sheet metal drain tanks located respectively below the water-box and whisky-box and overflow lips on said drain-tanks for delivering the contents thereof into the main drain-tank below the bottle-box.

2. In combination with a supporting frame, a water-tank at one end, a whiskybox at the opposite end, a drain tank for each open at its inner end and having a bottom terminal overflow lip, a central main drain-tank receiving the discharges from said lips, a bottle-box supported over the central drain-tank and draining thereinto, side panels protecting the bottle-box and terminating in double-folds forming grooves, the inner ends of the drain-tanks for the water-tank and whisky-box terminating in flanges received by said grooves and locking the drain-tanks to the panels, a top or border of sheet metal surmounting the frame, and having sides sloping inwardly and spaced from the frame members, the spaces aforesaid receiving the upper portions of the side walls of the terminal draintanks and of the panels, the sloping walls aforesaid terminating in ledges for the support of the water-tank, bottle-box, and whisky-box, a grid and cutting board surmounting the bottle-box between the water-tank and whisky-box, and a supplemental frame for supporting the several drain-tanks, there being a drain plug or nozzle leading from the central drain tank to conduct the drain from all the tanks to any convenient point.

3. In combination with frame, a water-tank, a whisky-box, a centrally disposed bottle-box, a drain-tank beneath the same, means for draining the seva supporting eral boxes and water-tank into the draintank, and removable side panels on said frame, on each side of the bottle-box.

4. A work-board comprising a frame, a series of sections thereon, a main drain-tank for one of the sections and independent drain-tanks for each of the remaining sections, removable side panels on the frame, said side panels cooperating with the draintanks for incasing the sections.

5. In combination with a supporting frame, a series of receptacles, a series, of drain-tanks for said receptacles, side panels on the frame, and means for locking the panels to the terminal drain-tanks of the series thereby forming a casing for protecting the receptacles. "-1,"; :J

6. In combination with a supporting frame, a water-tank, a whisky-box, a draintank for each, a central main drain-tank receiving the discharges from the tanks on either side thereof, a bottle-box supported over the central drain-tank and draining thereinto, removable side-panels on the frame for protecting the bottle-box, means for locking the side panels to the draintanks on either side of the main drain-tank, and a supplemental frame for supporting the drain-tanks.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRED C. BERG.

\Vitnesses:

EMIL STAREK, J 0s. A. MICHEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G." 

